Braidy Industries Inc., an Ashland, Ky.-based manufacturer of metals for the global transportation and defense industries, and its subsidiary Veloxint have announced the appointment of five new key executives. The news follows the official groundbreaking on the $1.6 Braidy Atlas rolling mill...

Valence Surface Technologies, The Woodlands, Texas, a provider of metal finishing to the global aerospace and defense markets, has announced its acquisition of Triumph Processing Inc. (TPI), Lynwood, Calif., from Triumph Group. The TPI business will be renamed Valence Lynwood and will complement...

Preco Inc., Somerset, Wis., and China-based HSG Laser have announced the formation of a U.S.-focused partnership whereby Preco will demonstrate, sell, install, and service HSG-built industrial laser machines for metal sheet and tube cutting applications. The new offerings include fiber laser...

A line of ZnSe focusing lenses for heavy steel cutting lasers is available from Laser Research Optic. The CO2 laser lenses are offered in 1- to 2-in. OD sizes with thicknesses from 0.250 to 0.380 in. and feature focal lengths from 3 to 10 in. in 0.5-in. increments. Suitable for 200-W to 4-kW CO2...

Abrasive power tools supplier Dynabrade Inc. has announced it will host an open house at its corporate headquarters in Clarence, N.Y., on Oct. 5 to celebrate Manufacturing Day 2018. The company will showcase the rewarding, highly skilled jobs available for students in manufacturing. Interested...

Dallas Industries, Troy, Mich., a manufacturer of coil handling equipment, press feeding equipment, and controls for the stamping industry, has announced the appointment of Robert Herrada as regional sales manager. He will assist in handling accounts in Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Michigan. Herrada...

Solar Atmospheres has announced that its four facilities have obtained certifications to AS9100 Revision D and ISO9001:2015. The company has held AS and ISO quality management systems registration certificates since 2001. The certification preparation followed a rigorous process of evaluating...

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has unveiled its new, redesigned Absolute Arm line of portable measuring arms. The new modular wrist design allows both the RS5 laser scanner and the pistol grip (available in several sizes) to be completely removed to facilitate probing in tight...

Press brake forming is one of the most common operations in metal fabrication. It can involve bending 20-foot sections of heavy plate or making 0.25-inch flanges on a small piece of thin-gauge sheet metal. Everyone does it. Manual press brake operation can be effective for many of these bending...

The Harris Products Group has introduced the Perfect Flame® system for repetitive, high-volume, hand-held brazing applications. It includes torches, tips, flow control devices, and software. With the built-in software, companies can duplicate flame settings across an organization. The software...

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